{"title":"Massimo Gon","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse albums and recordings associated with Massimo Gon in the Reference Music Store catalogue. Available editions and details on each product page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"franz-liszt-grandes-etudes-pour-le-piano-massimo-gon","title":"Liszt: Grandes Études pour le piano | Massimo Gon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMassimo Gon performs Franz Liszt’s Grandes Études pour le piano in a solo piano programme devoted to the composer’s cycle of studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormats and editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFile Hi-Res WAV 192kHz · 24bit — CVLD092\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassimo Gon — piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRecording and production\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal digital recording: 192 kHz · 24 bit; Arabesque Hall, Valdagno; 2004-03-01\/03.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduction: VELUT LUNA\u003cbr\u003eSound engineers: MARCO LINCETTO, MATTEO COSTA\u003cbr\u003eRecording assistant: GABRIELE ROBOTTI\u003cbr\u003eEditing engineers: MATTEO COSTA, GABRIELE ROBOTTI\u003cbr\u003eMixing engineers: MATTEO COSTA, MARCO LINCETTO\u003cbr\u003eCover and Design: L’Image\u003cbr\u003eMarketing manager and Sales manager: PATRIZIA PAGIARO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Bit\/192 kHz original recording was made\u003cbr\u003eat Arabesque Hall, in Valdagno, Italy,\u003cbr\u003eon March 1, 2, 3, 2004\u003cbr\u003eMICROPHONES:\u003cbr\u003e- SCHOEPS MK 2s linear (front L - R)\u003cbr\u003e- SCHOEPS MK 21 (front C)\u003cbr\u003e- SCHOEPS MK 4 (rear L - R)\u003cbr\u003e- SENNHEISER MKH 20 (stereo pair for support close recording)\u003cbr\u003e8-CH MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIER:\u003cbr\u003eMILLENNIA MEDIA HV 3D, with 2-splitted exactly alike balanced output for each channel\u003cbr\u003eHARD DISK RECORDING SYSTEM:\u003cbr\u003e- N.1 GENEX GX 9048, with 24\/192 AD converter\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrack listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Presto, in Do maggiore [1851: Prélude. Presto] 1:09\u003cbr\u003e2. Molto vivace. A capriccio, in La minore [1851: Molto vivace. A capriccio] 2:44\u003cbr\u003e3. Poco adagio, in Fa maggiore [1851: Paysage. Poco adagio] 5:10\u003cbr\u003e4. Allegro patetico, in Re minore [1851: Mazeppa. Allegro] 7:17\u003cbr\u003e5. Egualmente, in Si bemolle maggiore [1851: Feux Follets. Allegretto] 4:04\u003cbr\u003e6. Largo patetico, in Sol minore [1851: Vision. Lento] 6:40\u003cbr\u003e7. Allegro deciso, in Mi bemolle maggiore [1851: Eroica. Allegro] 5:56\u003cbr\u003e8. Presto strepitoso, in Do minore [1851: Wilde Jagd. Presto furioso] 7:55\u003cbr\u003e9. Preludio. Andantino, in La bemolle maggiore [1851: Ricordanza. Andantino] 10:59\u003cbr\u003e10. Presto molto agitato, in Fa minore [1851: Allegro agitato molto] 5:40\u003cbr\u003e11. Lento assai, in Re bemolle maggiore [1851: Harmonies du Soir. Andantino] 10:09\u003cbr\u003e12. Andantino, in Si bemolle minore [1851: Chasse-Neige. Andante con moto] 7:27\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 75:50\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eListen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 20px; border-color: white;\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/velutluna.lnk.to\/Liszt-Grandes-etudes-pour-le-piano\" height=\"370\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/velut-luna\"\u003eVelut Luna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Velut Luna","offers":[{"title":"File Hi-Res 192kHz · 24bit WAV","offer_id":49759303729499,"sku":"CVLD092","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/1016\/6580\/files\/092-cover.jpg?v=1735045641"},{"product_id":"massimo-gon-plays-chopin-gon","title":"Massimo Gon Plays Chopin","description":"\u003cp\u003eMassimo Gon plays Chopin: a Nocturne, four Impromptus, the four Ballades and the Polonaise op. 53 “Heroic”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormats and editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCD — CVLD271CD\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHi-Res WAV file 88.2kHz · 24bit — CVLD271\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassimo Gon — piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrack listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e01 - Nocturne in C Minor op.48, n.1 - 6:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e02 - Fantasie-Impromptu in C Sharp Minor, op.66 - 5:21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e03 - Impromptu in A Flat Major, op.29 - 4:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e04 - Impromptu in F Sharp Major, op.36 - 5:29\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e05 - Impromptu in G Flat Major, op.51 - 5:49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e06 - Ballade n.1 in G Minor, op.23 - 8:44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e07 - Ballade n.2 in F Major, op.38 - 7:46\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e08 - Ballade n.3 in A Flat Major, op.47 - 7:05\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e09 - Ballade n.4 in F Minor, op.52 - 11:23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 - Polonaise in A Flat Major, \"Heroic\", op.53 - 7:24\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTot.Time: 69:41\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProgramme notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eToday, major technological advances allow for the production of practically perfect albums, free of any technical errors. This significant shift means that musicians are also inclined to favor the coldness of technically perfect interpretations, but inevitably deprived of a more unified and broad vision of the composition, which represents the very essence of the composer's musical message.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA great aesthete and critic, Walter Benjamin, in his “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, limits himself to underlining the loss of the “hic et nunc” (trans.: here and now), that is, the unpredictability of the performance, which occurs only once, with all its aspects unknown, which however lead us directly to the very essence of the heart of Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAs for Chopin, I have always been fascinated and influenced by the engravings of the early twentieth century (Friedman, Hofmann, Moiseiwitsch and Cortot), still linked to an almost “handmade” engraving; technology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn those performances, one can clearly perceive a sense of immediacy, urgency, and “precariousness,” all expressions of a reality tied to an instant and unwilling to represent standards of reference.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn an interpretative level, all this is expressed with a constant sense of surprise, with sudden movements, flashes of lightning, and falls, and with particular attention paid to sound, always \"speaking\" and capable of revealing the elusive secret of these masterpieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI tried to privilege the more lyrical, intimate and captivating aspect, even to the detriment of the more audacious and exquisitely virtuoso aspect, which is also present but is not the most important element.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eI therefore hope that this CD can communicate to the listener the wealth of musical insights and compositional ideas, as well as the variety of moods and emotions with which these pieces are elaborated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMASSIMO GON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eMassimo Gon started playing the piano at the age of 5.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe studied at the \"Giuseppe Tartini\" Music Academy in Trieste with Luciano Gante. After graduating, for which he received special mention, he studied briefly with Vincenzo Vitale in Naples and subsequently attended Nikita Magaloff's summer courses in Geneva. Following a series of acclaimed performances in national and international competitions (the Premio Venezia, the Cata Monti in Trieste, La Spezia, Osimo and Stresa, and the \"Viotti\"), he has been invited to perform at some of Italy's most important concert venues (La Scala, the Teatro Regio in Turin, La Fenice in Venice, the Filarmonica Romana, the Teatro Verdi in Trieste, and the Teatro Massimo in Palermo), in several European capitals (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Budapest, Lyubyana, and Brussels), in the United States, and in South America. He has participated in numerous international festivals. He has recorded for the Brussels-based label Empire Master Sound and has released a CD with the complete cycle of Liszt's 12 Grand Etudes for Velut Luna and for Rainbow Classic Records.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe teaches at the “Giuseppe Tartini” Music Academy in Trieste and is regularly invited to hold master classes (Tchaikovsky Academy of Music in Moscow and Liszt Academy in Budapest).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eListen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 20px; border-color: white;\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/velutluna.lnk.to\/Massimo-Gon-Plays-Chopin\" height=\"370\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/velut-luna\"\u003eVelut Luna\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Velut Luna","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50002609176923,"sku":"CVLD271CD","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"File Hi-Res 88.2kHz · 24bit WAV","offer_id":49914159366491,"sku":"CVLD271","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/1016\/6580\/files\/271-cover.jpg?v=1737157318"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.referencemusicstore.com\/collections\/massimo-gon.oembed","provider":"Reference Music Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}